The Truth About Plastic Bag Recycling: Investigative Report.
ABC News conducted the largest investigation of its kind into the effectiveness of America's recycling streams for plastic bags by placing trackers in dozens of plastic bags intended for recycling. Of the 46 trackers placed in bundles of plastic bags that ABC News dropped off at stores across the country, the vast majority had not ended up at locations associated with plastic bag recycling. Half the trackers launched last pinged at landfills or trash incinerators, and three last pinged thousands of miles overseas – in Asia. The American Chemistry Council, a trade association that represents plastic manufacturers and other companies, has promoted the Wrap Recycling Action Program, or WRAP, to urge the public to recycle plastic bags.